Meta to Unveil Camera-Free Smart Glasses Amid Rising Privacy Concerns
Meta Platforms is expected to unveil new smart glasses at its annual Connect conference on Wednesday, including camera-free models, as concerns grow over privacy and covert recording. The company, which partnered with EssilorLuxottica to...
Verizon Invests $70 Million in Nationwide AI Training Initiative
Verizon announced on Wednesday that it is investing $70 million in a nationwide initiative to provide artificial intelligence (AI) training to job seekers, small businesses and educators as the U.S. economy undergoes a major...
Italian Apple Store Workers Strike on iPhone 18 Pro Launch Day
More than 1,600 employees across 17 Apple stores in Italy went on strike on Friday, coinciding with the global launch of the new iPhone 18 Pro. The strike, organized by the Filcams CGIL, Fisascat...
Smart Glasses Face Growing Scrutiny Over Privacy and Harassment Concerns
Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into suspected sexual harassment linked to the use of smart glasses to secretly record women in public and share the footage online. The probe comes as privacy...
Former Google DeepMind Researcher Warns AI Could “Kill All Humans”
A former Google DeepMind researcher has warned that artificial intelligence could potentially “kill all humans,” saying the world may be running out of time to prevent such an outcome. Bilal Chughtai, who worked as...
US Lawmakers Push for New AI Rules Amid Extinction Warnings
Growing concerns over the potential dangers of artificial intelligence are prompting more U.S. lawmakers to call for tighter regulations. The alarm intensified after Anthropic researchers Jacob Coxon and Evan Hubinger warned that rapidly advancing...
The Boring Company Raises $3 Billion at $23 Billion Valuation
The Boring Company, the tunnel construction startup founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has raised $3 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $23 billion, according to a statement released Wednesday....
Senate Probes OpenAI Over Hugging Face AI Breach
A Republican-led U.S. Senate subcommittee has launched an inquiry into OpenAI’s response to a July cybersecurity incident involving Hugging Face, amid growing concerns over AI agents circumventing safety controls. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, who...
Google Revamps EU Search Results to Meet Antitrust Rules
Google on Tuesday rolled out major changes to its search results in Europe to comply with EU antitrust regulators, warning that the measures could reduce search quality and increase costs for European businesses. The...
OpenAI Rejects Apple’s Trade Secret Theft Allegations
OpenAI has denied Apple’s allegations that former employees stole trade secrets, arguing that the iPhone maker has failed to show that any confidential information was misappropriated. In a filing in a U.S. District Court...